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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
RAKESH KAINTHLA
Prakash Chand – Appellant
Versus
State of H.P. – Respondent
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| 1. trial court convicted appellant solely for initial simple hurt. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. arguments on improbability, evidence consistency, accused roles. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. eyewitnesses establish altercation leading to shoulder stick blow. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 4. partial contradiction impeaches only specific testimony portion. (Para 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 5. defective investigation, weapon non-recovery not fatal. (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 6. corroborated hostile witness parts remain usable. (Para 26 , 27) |
| 7. medical evidence corroborates described shoulder injury. (Para 28 , 29 , 30) |
| 8. fir delay excused by victim's medical unfitness. (Para 31) |
| 9. section 313 denial not substantive defense evidence. (Para 32 , 33) |
| 10. separate incidents permit selective accused convictions. (Para 34 , 35) |
| 11. appeal dismissed; conviction, sentence upheld. (Para 36 , 37 , 38) |
JUDGMENT :
RAKESH KAINTHLA, J.
1. The present appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 20.07.2012, passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Shimla, Camp at Rohru (learned Trial Court), vide which the appellant (accused before the learned Trial Court) was convicted of the comm
Conviction for voluntarily causing simple hurt upheld; partial witness contradictions and defective investigation do not warrant acquittal; separate incidents permit differential conviction of accuse....
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Non-examination of the Investigating Officer and critical medical witnesses raises doubts about the prosecution's case, necessitating acquittal due to insufficient evidence beyond a reasonable doubt.
In appeal against acquittal, interference only if perverse, misreads evidence or guilt sole possible view; upheld here due to medical inconsistencies, unexplained accused injuries, improbable facts, ....
Prosecution must provide reliable evidence, including original injury reports, to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt; inconsistencies and lack of corroborating evidence may lead to acquittal.
Appellate interference with acquittal only if perverse, misreading evidence, or no reasonable acquittal view possible; unexplained FIR delay, witness contradictions, inconclusive medicals justify uph....
The prosecution failed to prove the accused's guilt beyond reasonable doubt due to contradictions in eyewitness testimonies, unreliable recovery of the weapon, and a defective investigation.
The prosecution must establish charges beyond reasonable doubt, and the failure to seal samples and examine the investigating officer can impact the credibility of the evidence.
The prosecution must prove charges beyond reasonable doubt, and the accused are entitled to the benefit of reasonable doubt; the court found the injured witnesses' evidence credible.
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